Starkey: Keeping the Sound Alive

As seen in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on 8/2/15 Every July cameras flash as limousines drop celebrities off to walk the red carpet at the St. Paul RiverCentre. It’s Starkey Foundation gala time. Last Sunday 1600 people gathered to enjoy a program featuring former President George W. Bush, the man he referred to as…

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Making the Choice: Bitter or Better

As seen in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on 6/21/15 Eight summers ago I crafted my first column for these pages. With no plan, but a calling, I set my life on a new course, despite my editor’s observation that I’d picked a bad time to get into the newspaper business. Life changed dramatically after…

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